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Sunday Masses at 8, 9, and 11 a.m. 
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1133 N. LaSalle Blvd. at Elm St.  Parish Office: (312) 664-1271

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ASCENSION DAY at CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION: Thursday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Solemn Procession and Solemn High Mass of Our Feast of Title, With Full Choir
Ascension Day is a principal feast of the church year, and Church of the Ascension invites all to glorify God with rich liturgy and music, followed by a reception. We often see many visitors on Ascension Thursday, and we hope to see you as well. The place to be on Ascension Day, this Thursday evening, is Church of the Ascension. Why not arrive by 6 p.m. for a good seat and to pray Evening Prayer with us before Mass?
 
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Organ Music of Olivier Messiaën:
   Alleluia sereins d'une ame qui desire le ciel
   Transports de joie
Choral Mass Setting: Flor Peeters - Missa Festiva
Anthem: Ralph Vaughan Williams - O clap your hands
Motet: Charles Villiers Stanford - Coelos ascendit hodie (a 8)
Hymn 214: Hail the day that sees him rise (Llanfair)
Hymn 218: A hymn of glory let us sing (Deo gracias)
Hymn 307: Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor (Bryn Calfaria)
Hymn 219: The Lord ascendeth up on high (Ach, Herr, du allerhöchster Gott)

THIS SUNDAY: Click here for an overview of this Sunday at Church of the Ascension.

EACH SUNDAY AT 10 A.M., join in a group Bible study of the day's lectionary readings, enriching your understanding of these texts and the sermon at Mass. We meet in the lower-level meeting room; follow the signs from the LaSalle Street church entrance. Bring a Bible if you wish, and copies of the readings will also be available. Click here to see this week's readings. 

THE ASCENSION BOOK GROUP
Click here for information about the selection for the June 7 meeting: Dorothy Sayers' Letters to a Diminished Church.

THE LATEST CHORAL MUSIC SCHEDULE detailing works to be sung at Solemn Masses is available here: icon Music_2012_Epiphany_to_Corpus_Christi.pdf (481 KB)